Charlie Jelke

Mobile: 610.308.3703 | charles.jelke@venue-consulting.com

Charlie is a Senior Cost Consultant and Director of Technology Innovation and Optimization at Venue, responsible for guiding design teams to design projects to budget and applying new and existing methods to do so even more accurately and efficiently.

Background and Experience:

Charlie Jelke is an accomplished Senior Cost Consultant credited with over 15 years of experience in estimating and over 5 years of cost consulting in the commercial construction industry.

In 2006, while Charlie was still in high school, he began his construction career in cost estimating for his family’s steel fabrication business. From there, he moved to steel subcontractors in the Philadelphia area where he gained hands-on experience in both cost estimating and project managing for awarded projects from start to finish.

Charlie transitioned to cost consulting in 2018, budgeting projects for aviation, offices, labs, hospitals, and cultural arts, ranging from a few million to upwards of $7 billion.

Professional Qualifications

• 2013: Bachelor of Science in Energy, Business & Finance (BS), Penn State University
• Charlie’s duties include establishing project budgets at all design stages, cost control, value engineering, local market cost research, and contractor/construction manager bid and GMP validation.
• As Venue’s Director of Technology, Innovation, and Optimization, Charlie is responsible for leading the firm’s digital strategy, streamlining internal processes, and implementing new tools and technologies that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and client service across all project phases.